Charlotte home and Democrat., 1887-03-25
State News.
a. Hunters will bear in mind that
the time allowed by Law to shoot and net
partridges, de-, expires on the 1st of April.

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the time allowed by Law to shoot and nei
partridges, DC. expires on the stof April.
N. G. AGRICULTURAL SocINY.-The
executive committee of the North Caro-
lima Agricultural Society held meeting
in Raleigh on Saturday last. Matters
pertaining to the State Fair of 1887 were
discussed and the prospect for an unusual
ly large and fine exhibition were found to
be very favorable. It is the intention oi
the committee to make the State Fair q
grand annual reunion OF North Carolina
people, as well. as an exposition of her
products, and to this end every favorable
arrangement will be made. The Fair
will open this year October 18th, and con-
| tinue four days. Mr. Jno. Nichols was
continued as Secretary of the Society and
to him all communications should be ad-
dressed. Raleigh Observer.
az The remarks of Judge Shepherd,
last week, in reference to discourteous
treatment of witnesses at the hands of
attorneys; were just and deserve the COM
mendatiou of all good citizens. This evil,
and an evil it is, has been tolerated en-
tirely too long and we are glad that there
is at least one Judge possessed of Insufficient
consideration for the feelings of witnesses
to rebuke the G0ldsbor0 Mes
senQer.
eW The Directors of the Raleigh &
CASTOR railroad company have declared a
semi.annual dividend of per cent on the
capital stock, payeble,o on and after April
lst, 1887
R1GHr.-Mayor Dodd of Raleigh, has
issued an order prohibiting the Salvation
Army from holding night services on the
streets of that city.
gB We ara pleased to learn from some
of our Madison friends that the farmers of
that county will give more attention to
raising breadstuffs, vegetables and home
supplies generally this year, and plant
less tobacco but cultivate it more thor
oughly, than heretofore. This is a move
in the right direction, and our Madison
friends, and all other farmers will profit
by such a course. We hope it will be gen.
orally adopted. Citizen.
"a Last week case was tried at Hall
fax court and the jury could not agree. It
stood eleven to one. The one who held
out against the others was colored
preacher.
BURKE CoURT.-The cases of most i'm
portance before the court last week and
this were those of the State vs. Joe Poteet
for the killing of Mark Britain and the
State vs. John aud James DaIes, charged
with rape upon the person of Julia Noses.
The counsel for Poteet waived examina-
tion and agreed to verdict of man.
slaughter. Poteet was sentenced to 20
years in the State penitentiary. A trial
was had against the Dales and the Jury
returned a verdict of not guilty, where
upon they were released -Mor0onton
Star.
a. The annual convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association meets
at Raleigh on 1st April Delegates will
be passed at cents mile.
@ There was a rare curiosity on the
streets of Concord on Wednesday. It was
q farmer bringing in load of corn of his
own raising to sell. We see lots of farm
ers coming tc town to buy corn to take
home to their stock, and it creates no
no alarm among our agriculturists but the
act of bringing corn from the farm to mar
ket to sell-a whole load ofit-is bona fide
evidence of insanity Concord Register.
az The Wilmington Star notes that
Mr. E. E. Burruss, President of the First
National Bank of that City, was stricken
with paralysis of the left side while in his
Office last week.
a. The case of D. G. Salisbury vs.. the
W N G Railroad Company for sluicing
Mud Cut into the plaintiffs mill dam, was
heard at Morganton last week At Il p.
%. OF the 18th, the jury rendered q YER
dict assessing plaintiffs damages at $500.
Judges Schenck, BYnum, and Col. Price
for the Railroad Company-Col's. Sinclair
and Cilley for Salisbury. Both parties
appealed. Morq0nton Star.
w Mr. r. z. Linney has discovered
an apple tree in the Brushy mountains
belonging to Mrs Lavina Kilby, which is
60 years old and measures four feet
through at the base of the trunk and
which bore loo bushels of apples last fall.
"a The Democrats of Wilmington
held their primaries Wednesday evening
and made their nominations for aldermen
aud members of the board of audit and f.
nance. They are promptly in the field
and will doubtless carry the day as here
tofore and as they should.